English Explanatory Dictionary

Brora

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A coastal village in Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC9004).
  2. A river in Sutherland, Highland council area, which flows into the North Sea at Brora.

Word forms

Brora

Etymology

From Old Norse brú (genitive brúar) + á (“river with a bridge”).

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